Detachable seat for buggies.



Witrzesse 1 W No. 792,726. 'PATENTED JUNE 20, 1905.

' B. NOLTE.

DETAUHABLE SEAT FOR BUGGIES.

' APPLICATION FILED 13110.28, 1904.

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Patented June 20, 1905.

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EDWARD NOLTE, OF STANTON, IOWVA.

DETACHABLE SEAT FOR BUGGIES.

SPECIFICATION forming; part of Letters Patent No. 792,726, dated June 20, 1905.

Application filed December 28, 19Q4=. Serial No. 238,581.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD NoL'rn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stanton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Detachable Seat for Buggies, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a detachable seat for buggies or like vehicles.

The object of the invention is to provide a seat which may readily be positioned within the buggy and be held against movement by coaction with the dashboard, and in which no clamping means are necessary for holding it in position, and which may readily be removed when desired.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a detachable buggy-seat, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, there are illustrated two forms of embodiment of the invention, each capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that the elements therein exhibited may be varied or changed as to shape, proportion, and exact manner of assemblage without departing from the spirit thereof, and in these drawings Figure 1 is aview in perspective of the body portion of a buggy, exhibiting the seat combined with the dashboard thereof. Fig. 2 is a perspective detail View of the seat. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view of a slightly-modified form of seat. Fig. 4 is a view in plan of a slightly-modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, B designates a buggy-body, which may be of the usual or any preferred construction, and D the dashboard thereof.

The seat, which constitutes the gist of the present invention and the preferred form of which is shown in Fig. 2, comprises a bottom 1, two side pieces 2, and a back bar 3, which in this instance is held combined with the sides by clamp-plates 4, which are secured to the end portions of the bar and to the sides, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

As herein shown, the bottom and sides are made of a single piece of wood; but it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited thereto, as these parts may be constructed in any way desired or be made of metal and still be within the scope of the invention. The bottom and sides are also shown as padded or cushioned at 5 and 6, and generally this will be the preferred way of making the seat, as it willbe more comfortable in use; but for a cheap grade of seat all cushioning may be omitted.

The back bar 3 may be made of either wood or metal, and at its points of juncture with the sides there is a cushion or buffer 7 provided, which operates to prevent the back bar from marring the front of the dashboard.

In the use of the seat the back bar is disposed in front of the dashboard and the bottom 1 rests upon the upper edges of the sides, and when thus positioned the seat will positively be held against any shifting movement;

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1 the seat is devoid of a back, the dashboard taking its place; but, as shown in Fig. 3,-a back 8 may be combined with the sides and bottom, and this may or may not be cushioned, as preferred.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 3 the back plate connects the side pieces 2, and this form of invention can be used on dashboards that are not provided with a whip-socket; but where the dashboard is provided with a whipsocket the back might interfere with the same, and to obviate this one end of the back, generally the right-hand one, will be cut 013?, as at 9, leaving thereby the space between it and the side piece 2, through which the socket may protrude, and to support the back when thus shortened a pair of bracket-irons 10 are employed, which are secured, respectively, to the back 8 and one of the end pieces 2.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that although the device of this invention is exceedingly simple of construction, it will be found thoroughly eflicient in use for the sides, and back, and a dashboard-engaging I5 purpose designed and may be positioned upon member spaced from the back. the dashboard of any buggy Without requir- 5. A vehicle seat comprising a bottom, is ing any change in the structural arrangement sides, and a dashboard-engaging member, and 5 thereof. buffers or'guards combined With the terminals Having thus described the invention, what of the member at their points of juncture With 2 is claimed is the sides.

1. A vehicle-seat having a securing mem- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as ber to extend in front of a dashboard. my oWn I have hereto aflixed my signature in [O 2. A vehicle-seat having a securing memthe presence of tWo' Witnesses.

ber to extend across the front of a dashboard. EDWARD NOLTE.

3. A vehicle-seat having a bar to engage WVitnesses: the front of a dashboard. W. C. RATOLIFF, 4. A vehicle seat comprising a bottom, R. W. BEESON. 

